Mu You took out the Fool card, carefully read the instructions on its back several times, and pondered for a while. Gradually, an idea formed in his mind.
He took out the handgun he had picked up on Qubai Mountain yesterday, inserted the magazine, and engaged the safety.
Then he looked around, secured the handgun to a table several meters away, and tied a string to the trigger, running it all the way to his workbench.
With these preparations complete, Mu You stood in front of the workbench with the muzzle aimed straight at his head. Holding the Pocket Watch in his left hand and the string in his right, he took a breath, then pulled hard with his right hand.
Bang!
The long string tugged the trigger, and a bullet shot out of the muzzle straight toward his head.
The instant the bullet fired, that transparent spherical barrier enveloped Mu You again. Just as in the forest that day, everything outside the barrier slowed to a crawl, including the bullet.
The bullet's initial speed was nearly 300 meters per second, but slowed by a factor of 360, it moved at a speed any ordinary person could easily track with the naked eye.
The table holding the handgun was about three meters from Mu You. From his perspective, the bullet flew for nearly four seconds before finally entering the barrier's range.
"So it does work... but the bullet still flies too fast..."
Mu You shook his head and pressed the Pocket Watch.
Four seconds gave him nowhere near enough time to do anything. Brewing a Magic Potion took at least ten minutes, which translated to 1.66 seconds outside the barrier. In other words, the bullet had to spend more than 1.66 seconds in flight.
At an average bullet speed of